The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-10-18
A CHAPLAIN AFLOAT
BEING THE ACCOUNT OF THE CRUISE
OF H. b. MS SHIP OF WAR THE
BLuNpERBuss " FROM PANAMA,
U. 3. OF C. TO HONOLULU, HI.
Extracted from the Records Of the Archaic
Club.
[BY PERcIvAL LESLIE.

For several moments he stood in
contemplative silence and then with
a sigh, turned from the hallowed
spot, and following the conductor,
who by the way was brother of the
Mendicant Order, they soon stood
before tomb containing a box in
which lay some bones, most solemnly
vouched 10 be those of Pizarro, the
conqueror of the last Incas of Peru.
There is something stirring and
awfully sublime in the thoughts that
fill the brain, when one stands at
the side of the last resting place Of
a defunct conqueror. Standing at
the stately tomb of Nelson one
wildly pictures the horrors and glo-
ries of Trafalgar. At the tomb of
the Iron Duke, Waterloo looms up
before the minds eye, and with it
the magnificent courage of the Old
Guard and terrible fall of that brilli-
ant military meteor, Napoleon, but
to stand by and actually handle the
bones of Pizarro, made the heart leap
into ones mouth. With his mind so
busy in heroic CONCENTRATIONS con-
tinually fed by the verbose conduc-
tor, who constantly poured in the
ear of the Chaplain stream of elo-
quent lava. At last completely
satiated with these sights the party
were about retiring, when as though
struck by divine ordering the Chap
lain calling the Brother aside, in a
low confidential tone Of voice, asked
il it were possible for him to obtain
for his museum body of San Fran
cisco. With an air of equal mys-
terry and confidence the Brother
said, he was extremely sorry that he
could not comply with the Senor's
request, but the truth of the matter
was, he had only one body of that
Saint in stock at present, but if the
Senior would leave him his address,
he would send him a body in a state
of perfect preservation. And bow
ing lowly he conducted the party to
the church above.
Just as they entered the church
the bells, the celebrated bells of
Lima began tolling. Involuntary
the visitors halted, for more sub
lime or heavenly inspired tones
never fell upon their ears. Their
tones are most profound and mystic
resounding through the air, and the
echoes, catching the variations
tossed them from arch to arch, as
though loath to yield them up. But
far above the other bells, rang out
the magnificent one of the cathe-
dral; it sounded like the music of
a golden ball, rolling over a sea of
silver water. How deep and dis
tant for all the world, like the tones
of thunder rolling afar. Then soft
and harmonious like the silvered
laughter of the bells of Turkish
Minarets. With their hearts filed
with music, and their minds TEEN
ing with the hundreds of sights seen,
they emerged frsm the church into
the court yard that separated it
from the Arch episcopal Palace. 1t
was like emerging from the magnif-
cent realms of the past into a veri-
table paradise of the present. A
cool, delicious breeze, redolent with
the perfume of a thousand flowers
gently famed their brows and royed
the wearied eyes, to feast on new
and more luxuriant sweets. Almost
spellbound they stood and contem-
plated the scene. All around the
various balconies that lined the rear
of the cathedral and palace, were
almost hidden in the luxuriant
growth of flower laden creepers and
running vines, whilst here and
there royal bamboos arose, whose
giant arms seemed to lovingly
stretch towards the blushing flow
ers that hid them in the rich
foliage of the vines. The garden
teeming with its botanical treasures,
opened to the gaze vision of natu-
raj wealth and abundance. Jessa-
mines, verbenas and dahlias, cling
ing fondly together, formed fairy
arches across the walks, whilst from
the centre, arose majestic fountain
whose many spouts, leaped merrily
in the air, cooling it delightful
ly. But in a space especially al
lotted stood the prize of the
many botanical prizes of the gar
den, delicate and golden col
ored specie of the lily, conse-
Grated to phprchly uses and called
est. Johns Day." This flower
comes from Amancals, 2 famous
place lying between wild and rugged
mountains, over looking the city
and the Pacific with the imperial
snow capped Andes for its back
ground. 1t is said that this flower
only arises and blossoms short
time before, or on st. Johns Day,
when it blossoms radiantsy to adorn
the altar on that feast.
With feelings of true regret, and
with many a parting sigh. the party
slowly left the Cathedral, and
emerged into the busy, humming
throngs that crowded the street.
The echoes of voices, and distant
softened sounds of approaching
music arrested their attention, on
inquiry they discovered it to be
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